Telegram-herald., 1887-08-21

Ga ghy hs..a rest tlls bnraeg ,ne deed. and
H. sHy eafs rae rbt graeus ~ ihe dyine and
tie cries u TIE wltoNs and thoss y ho aie sefi
fatherless forever and forever
i tell thee i vii tear lhee, Nylepths, The
White Csesn, from Thy ihrene- ana thou shalt
IL hurlsa-Sy, hurried, even from tte topnaort
stair VI TIE great uay Ia gh< fo>s thereof. IN
that thou hast coVeTvred Tie name Of the
house II hun who built II Nlfb black Shame
Aud tel We. stranger, All s2Fe thou, boue
wan. whom hecAuse thou ollsst me q services !
viii save alive n thou wit leave these Haen
and follow me" theTe poor Good shook lls
head vigorously, aud calculated, Can't he
done" il Engllsll, ''thag J vii wrap yoa IA
sheets Of gold and hang you yet alive IN
chains from tAc tour golden tTgsmpets of tie
four angels that ~ east and West. aud north
and south froia t..e eiddiest pinnacies Of the
temple, 80 that ys lAss be a token and warn
ing 10 the land And a. Tor thee, incubu.
thou shalt die in Vet another fashion thsI /
will not tell thee now
She ceased, painting for breath for her pas
sion shook her like storm, and murmuf.
partly OF horror and partly Of admiration
ran through the hall Then Nyieptha an
swered calmly ana with dignity.
"Ill would IL become my place and dignity,
o sister 50 10 speak a. thou hast spoken. ana
50 10 threat ss thou hast threatened. Yet II
thou wilt make war, then viii strive 10 bear
up against thee; for II my hand seem soft,
vet shalt thou find il OF iron when iis grips
thine armies hy the throat. S0rais, ! fear
thee not | weep for that which thou wilt
bring upon our people and thyself, but for
myself ! fay-I fear thee not. Yet thou.
who but yesterday didst strive 10 win my
lover and my lord from me, whom today
thou dost call foreign wolf,' TO he thy
lover and thy lords (here there was an i'm
mense sensation in the hall, "thou who but
last night, as have learned but since thou
didst enter here, didst creep like "A snake into
my sleeping place-ay, even by secret way.
and woudst have foully murdered me. Thy
sister, as | lay asleep
1T is false il is fslsel7 rang out Agon's
and a score OF other voices.
at is not FALSE" said ]. producing the
broken point Of the dagger and holding II up.
Where is the haft from which this few,
SoraisY
1t is not false" cried Good, determined q;
last TO act like loyal man. Il took her bs
the queens bed, and on my breast the dagger
broke
"Who is on my sideF' cried Sorais. shaking
| her silver spear. for she saw that publit
| sympathy was turning against her. What
| hougwan, thou consent not" she said I'D
| dressing Good, who was standing close 10 her
ia low. concentrated voice. Thou pale
| sOulcd fool. for "A reward thou shalt eat on!
Thy heart with love Of me and nos be satis.
| fed, and thou inightest have been my hus
| band and king At least hold thee in chain,
that cannot be broken
"War, war. war; shc cried. ~Here with
| my hand upon the sacred stone thnt shall en
| ,lure, so runs the prophecy, iill the Zu-Vend
| set their necks beneath the alien yoke, de
| clare war to the end Who follows S0rais o'
| the Night 10 victory and honor"
| Instantly the whole concouTse began &
| break up in indescrlbable confusion Man,
| present fastened 20 throw ia their lot witt
| The Lady OF the Night but some cam,
| from her following 10 Us. Among the for
mer was nn under officer Of Nylep:ha's owl
| Guard. who Suddenly turned and made a rul
| for the doorway through which Sorais peop,'
were already passing. Uinslopogaas. wh'
was present and hsd taken the whole seem
| in, seeing with admirable presence Of min,
| that il the soldier got away others woul,
| follow his example. seized the man. who drew
| his sword and STRUCK NJ him. ThereupOn thi
Zulu sprang back with a shout, and avoiding
the sword cuts began to peck al his foe viii
his terrible Ak, till in few seconds the man
fate overlook him, aud be feil with "A clasi
heavily and quite dead upon the marble floor
This was the first blood spilled in the war
@Shut the gates i shouted. thinking tha
we might perhaps catch Sorais 50. But tb
order came too late. her guards were aiiead.
passing through them. and in another iuinut
the streets echoed with the furious eallopin
Of horses and the rolling u ebaiiots.
| SO. drawing half the people after her. s.
rails was soon passing like wbiriwind throug
the Frownng City on her road 70 her head
quarters at M'Arytuna, fortress situated -
miles 10 the north ~ Miloss
And after that The city was alive with tb
endless tramp Of regiments and the prepare
tions for war, and old Umslopogaas enc
more began 10 SIT in tae sunshine and &
through show Of sharpening lnkosi -ksa
| razor eige